The Barkeep and the Bro: Single Dads Club, Book 3

So, technically THE BARKEEP AND THE BRO is the third installment in A SINGLE DADS CLUB but after reading the description, I knew I had to read it right away. A former frat boy falling in love with an older bar owner is right up my alley, so, after finishing THE FALCON AND THE FOE, I quickly ordered the audiobook. Before I jump into my review, let me just say that Nick J. Russo did an amazing job providing the voices of Mitch Dekker and Charlie Porterfield. Nick is also the voice actor for the other books in the series. I was quite impressed with how he changed up his voice to be eight different characters. P.S., in addition to purchasing these books (the cover art is awesome) I highly suggest listening to the audiobooks. They really enhance the experience. Now back to the book. In THE BARKEEP AND THE BRO we are introduced to middle-age bar owner Mitch Dekker. Mitch is friends with Cal from THE FALCON AND THE FOE and Leo from THE MAYOR AND THE MYSTERY MAN. Mitch is single and has a daughter who is the result of a teenage pregnancy with his high school sweetheart. Mitch is content with being alone and only has time for his friends and his bar. Enter: Charlie Porterfield. Charlie, much like Cal Hogan, is a larger than life personality. A former frat boy, Charlie is on top of the world when we first meet him. He has the perfect job and the perfect girl. When he loses both on the same day, he moves in with his friend Amos and goes looking for a new job. He ends up at the…

Several times I found myself laughing out loud, which I rarely do while reading but the humor in this book just creeps on you and BOO! Two great guys: Mitch Dekker who married in his late teen, has a daughter in her twenties who is now a lawyer. Ellie had a boyfriend, Charlie Porterfield who was always good for a good-time, but not serious, not really. Until one day Charlie finds he has nothing left in his old life and so starts a new one in Sourwood on the Hudson River, learning to be a bartender for his former girlfriend’s father. Yeah. Gets even more complicated because Charlie can’t stop thinking about his big, burly boss, Mitch...but Charlie is straight. Right? Oh. My. Gosh. This was such a good book. Charlie finds out what real friendship is and Mitch finds happiness. On top of that, we get to find out how former-book boyfriends from this series are doing. Well-written and edited. It is charming in parts, obviously funny throughout with a fantastic ending. I volunteered to review an ARC of this book through Gay Romance Reviews. If you like steamy, passionate gay romance with lots of humor and great characters, read this book.

I read this in 24 hours. I loved it! Both characters are great and funny (Charlie’s story arc may be my favorite part of the book). I highly recommend it.